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Churchward County bars and beams


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A centre spacer got in the way of the compensation beams that are supplied on the etch so I replaced this with one I fettled from a Comet P4 spacer which was the correct width.

 

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I also removed some of the lower spacer (that's there to attached the pickup working) in order to make a bit more space for the gearbox.

 

Latest status is that High Level hornguides fitted and the beams now in place with a suitable pivot.  Gearbox has been swapped out for a High Level RoadRunner at the mo which is pushed out the way o show the beam arrangement.

 

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Cylinders and slide bars now constructed and ready to be fitted.

 

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I only have one other engine with outside cylinders in my kit mountain to build and that's a Malcolm Mitchell 45xx which will be back dated.  As stated previously,  the reason for these current builds is to check clearances before fixing platforms and bridges on the layout etc.

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29 minutes ago, MonsalDan said:

Are you doing a straight framed version?

 

No I am using the South Eastern Finecast kit which has the later curved frame.  I would have liked a straight frame but no kit exists.  David Geen was developing one but when I asked him, he said it was scaled from 7mm and didn't work.  I could scratch build but I have other express locos to build for the layout including a City and a couple of LNWR examples so time will be devoted to those instead.

 

This County will have a Malcolm Mitchell etched tender not a whitemetal one

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